Furniture attachment



Jan. 15 1924.

J. A. DAILEY mmumuna xrucnusur INVENTOR.

Filed may 24, 1922 BY Ji'zmeslqfla izeg ATTORNEY.

Patented Jan. 15, 1924.

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JAMES A. BAILEY, OF MILWAUKEE, WISCONSI N. i

rtrsnrronn ATTACHMENT.

Application filed May 24,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES A. BAILEY, a citizen or" the United States, residing'at Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State of Wisconsin, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Furniture titer-harms, of which the following is a full, clear. concise, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification. v

This invention relates to furniture attachments and. though capable of use in other relations, has reference primarily to ironing board attachine-nts'for kitchen cabinets.

One object of the present invention is the provision of an adjustable support for mounting a board on acabinet in such manner as to permit the ready removal of the board from a convenient working position above the table of the cabinet to an incon spicuous position against or adjacent one end thereof. v v

Another object is the provision of an ironing board attachment which may be applied to any standard cabinet without modification thereof and such that the board, when not in use, may be removed to an inconspicuous position without necessitating any appreciable additional space beside the cabinet.

Other objects and advantages will later appear.

Two embodiments of the invention are illnstrated in the accompanying drawings, in which: 1

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a kitchen cabinet provided with an ironing board attachment constructed in accordance with the present invention.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary end elevation of a cabinet showing the ironing board attachment of Figure 1 applied thereto.

Figure 3 is a detail sectional view on;a somewhat larger scale, taken on the line 3 3 of Figure 2.

Figure t is a view similar to Figure 2 showing another form of ironing board attachment.

Figure 5 is a detail sectional view on a somewhat larger scale, taken on the line 5-5 of Figure 4.

The cabinet of Figure 1 is of a well known construction and includes the usual top portion 10 supported by a base portion 11. The base portion is somewhat deeper than thetop portion to form the usual. ledge 1922. Serial No. 563,363.

12. The cabinet is; also provided with the" usual slidable'table board 13 resting upon the ledge and confined between the curved sheet metal guide plates 14. r

The ironing board 15, .which may be of any appropriate construction,is positioned,

when in use, above the table 13, as shown in full lines in Figure 1. It is so mounted, however, that when not in use, it may be readily removed to an upright position against the end wall 16 of the cabinet, substantially as shown in dotted lines in this figure. In this latter position, it cannot in any manner interfere with-theordinary uses to which the cabinet is put nor detract materally from the general appear ance of the cabinet. Furthermore.,j;it oc cupies very little space in addition to that ordinarily required forthe. cabinet.

In this instance, the boardj-is connected with the cabinet by means of an adjustable support of such construction as to; permit. the board to beswung from it horizontal working position toan upright or substan tia'lly vertical position and then shifted edgewise toward the rear of the. cabinet. 2

An adjustable support of this. character is illustrated in Figures 2 and 3. The support therein shown comprises a rigid bar 17 of squared sect1o-n,; secured" 1n horizontal p'osition upon the'endwall' 16 of the cabinetbyv any appropriate means, such as the bracket plates 18. Bar 17 is preferably mountedbelow the level of the ledge 12. -'A supporting carriage is slidably mounted upon bar 17 This'carriage includes a'pair of upright bracket arms 19 provided with squared openings 20, slidably fitted to the bar 17 and rigidly connected by tie rods 21 and 22.

Tie rod 22 forms a pivoted support for a pair ofbraoket plates 23, to the'bottom of theironing board 15.

It will be noted that the arms 19extend preferably well above the 'level of the table board 13 in order that the ironing board may be positioned at the most convenient height for use. When so positioned, it is essential, or at least highly desirable, that some appropriate means. such as a leg 24,.

red preferably be provided for supporting-the free end of the ironing board. In the present instance,

the bar 17 and bracket arms 19 are compactly arranged as close as possibie to the end wall '16 of the cabinet. In order to clear the projecting guide plates 1%, these arms 19 may be suitably curved as shown.

Thus it will be seen that a simple adj ustable support has been provided by which the board may be swung about the rod 22 from the full line positionof Figure 1 to an upright position and then shifted rearwardly along the bar 17 to the dotted line position. When in this' latter position, neither the board nor its support will in any way interfere with the uses to which the cabinet may be put nor detract from the neat appearance thereof. Furthermore, the adjustment of the board to and from working position requires very little space, in addition to the space normally occupied by the cabinet.

Another form of adjustable support for the ironing board is illustrated in Figures 4 and 5. 'This support is similar in many respects to that above described, except that thebar 17' and the openings 20 in the bracket arms 19 are round instead of square. Inthis instance, each bracket arm is pro vided with a keyway 25 for receiving a key' 26 secured to the bar'l'i". The key 26, as

shown in Figure 4c, extends only along the forward end of the bar.

when the board and its supporting carriage has been shifted to'the' rear,"the key 26 no longer engages the keyways 25 and the'arins 19' are permitted to sw-ingabout the'bar 17 to the dottedline' position olc" Figure 5. Thisp'ermits the ironing board to assume a lower position adjacent the end wall of the cabinet when not in use. By this construction, a longer boardmay be used without danger of its projecting above the cabinet when in closed position.

"Var ous changes may be made in the in- Vention above described without departing from or sacrificing any oi the advantages of the inventiom'as defined in the appended claims.

I claim: 7

1. An attachment for kitchen cabinets, including'an ironing board, a bar formounting in fixed horizontal position adjacent the end of the cabinet, a carriage mounted on Thus it insures an* upright position of the arms 19 when'the ironing board is in working position, but

said bar for movement longitudinally thereof'forwa'rdly and rearwardly of the cabinet, and means for pivotally coni'iecting the on said bar, and a pluralityof bracket plates' for connection with the board and pivotally connected wlth said bracket-arms.

r 4. An ad ustable support for mounting a board upon a cabinet including a 'member for connection with the cabinet, a men liner for connection with the board, a pivotal connection between said members to i permit movement of said board from horizontal position to a substantially vertical position parallel with the end of'the cabinet, and a sliding connection between said members to permitmovement ofthe board in a direction parallel with the end of the cabinet.

The combination with a kitchen cabinet having a table portion and an end wall extending thereabove or" a horizontal bar mounted on said'end wallbelow the level of said table, aboard, and connections between "said board andbar projectable above said 'table portion and permitting adjustment of said board from substantially horizontal position over said table portion to substantially vertical position adjacentsaid end wall.

6. An attachment of the character described comprising a bar, means including a bracket a'rmslidabl'y mounted on said bar, means pivotally connected with said bracket arm for attachment with a board, and means for preventing swinging movement of said arm about saidbar when said arm-is in a certain position on said bar.

In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name this22nd day of May, 1922.

JAMES A. DAILEY. 

